Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10
A HOT DEBATE.
The Same Having rskea Place Ia the
National Prohibition Conference.

prohibition conference me, this morning at
Battery ID. The business Of the national
was not all Transacted yesterlay,
aud the subject under discussion was the
appointment of delegates to the nominate
ing convention. A resolution was passed
''rhat representation in the national con.
veniion OF ISIS shrll be on the basis OF
twice as many delegates from each state
and territory as represent it in congress,
these delegates to be elected by such
methods as may be decided upon
by state committees The entire day
was taken up with the discussion OF
various topics. The only incident OF
general interest was heated discussion
between Mr.. Cnapin, of Wisconsin, and tho
national committee on the question OF
representation Mt the national convention.
He wished the basis TO be one from each
congressional district and one for each
so voters. This was rejected and the
oder remains as first adopted. Chaplin,
nevertheless. threatens to make an
effort 10 have the rank and
file unite and elect their delegates
on the basis suggested by him. His idea is
that delegates thus elected should co ntest
the seats Of present officials when the
national convention assemblies. The COM
terence was brought to close tonight by .
grand mass meeting at battery ID. J. K.
q t,a farm A
on the prohibition ticket. presided General
Clinton u. Fisk, OF New Jersey. was the
first speaker. He said in part: "One great
question is uppermost in the mint nj
every thOughtfu! ohibitiOnist. How q "
hasten the day OF the utter overtime" Vi
the liquor traffic in this goOdt,
land OF ours? We are growing i'm
patient at the slow progress we are
making toward that cay OF triumph. We
wonder why every good man and woman
is not in the battle, arrayed with US.
Every careful student OF the situation dis
covers that nov as never before there is q
murmur and stir in every city, town and
hamlet in the country or this vital ques-
ton. Meantime the saloon sits supreme in
tine politics OF the country, goSerningin the
caucus, convention aud canvass. Seventy
dominant political parties are convened
in gIlded saloons or cross-rOad
tayerns. In the great cities OF the
land where dwell more than
IL. 900, coo of our people, theIsaloon is the
chief inspiration IN politics. Its mastery
ever great states is appalling. The solemn
QUESTION of the hour is, how shall we de-
throne KING Rum and restore the govern
-. fn2 HNVu ahnn we arr -
the public conscience, which now sleeps
under lullaby OF loyalty to party?" The
speaker asserted that these questions could
not be practically answered by either the
tile democratic or the republican party.
Democracy stands up boldly and
saws. I'VE will have nothing to
do with prohibition; we are 'agin' all
sumptuary laws. We like prohibltiOnists
to keep up strong party, because they make
larger drafts upon the republicans than
upon US The republican party says, I'VE
can't do il inst now. Why don't You keep
quiet until we get good ready. We know
that in our ranks are the best men of the
country and we want to be sufficiently out
spoken against the saloons TO retain them,
and not sufficiently outSpOken to ALLEVIATE
the saloon interest" Had the republican
party taken up the issue boldly and taken
such a position as to have driven
the liquor interest from its ranks,
| it would have stopped the exodus
Of the best elements Of the party, called
| back those who have rebelled against
| longer submission to saloon dictatiOn, drawn
| the conscience from democratic ranks, and
would now be waving its banners in trl-
umuh over both ends of Pennsylvania
I - ufu ~ IN
| promise with this monstrous wrong. We
must destroy it. No system OF license OF
regulative taxation or restriction will avail
| The prohibition party has but one remedy
| and that is prohibition. A half million
| men are ready to-day to march
| To the polls to emphasize their opinions
| with prohibition ballots. Another halt
| million are almost persuaded to come will
| US. and a million OF women, God bless
them. are marching by our side. The ad.
| Ex-Governor st. John then spoke as fol
! lows:
"Eor nearly forty years this country has
been under the control Of the two old par
! ties, and what is the legal, social, moral
and political condition OF to-day? Let Us
see. We hang and imprisOn anarchists,
and at the same time legalize, protect and
perpstuate 900 saloons, the hot
beds wnere anarchy is propagated.
| thriyes and flttens. While the drunSard
| goes to perdItion, the drunkard maker
goes to the legislature to enact laws for the
people, children cry for bread and the
| father 10 sent home penniles5 and drunk.
| While the mother is pOwerless TO protect
her home and her boy with ballot, the
4. II. 4. IL. IL
As the Sabbath bells invite people to tn
house of God, the brass band leads the way
to the Sunday horse race, the prize
fight, the base ball ground and
beer garden. JEFF Davis in his
dOtage, without ballot, is denounced
a. traitor AMI ex-rebel guerilla Mosby,
in the prime Of his manhood, with a ba.",,,
il ri Ell foreign mission. The right OF d
! free ballot is demanded for the black man
of the south. while white men are burne /
and hung in elfigy for exercising that right
I in the north. Ministers of the gospel We're
persecuted and driven from the pulpit 10
preaching anil voting against African sav.
cry forty years ago, and they have been
p O secuted, boycOtted aud driven from tho
pupit for preaching and voting against the
rum slavery of to-day.
Mr.. 81 JOnn reviewer lTIecOlcllhDle reg
isl4tion in placing heavy duty upon for
eign goods and allowing the scum Of
foreign labor a. enter duty free. For every
dollar spent upon the public schools, ff.
teen are spent upon the saloons Drunken
bummers aud tramps are allowed u vote
bat our mothers, wives and daughters are
not. While a poor woman is fined TO-
payfully pitching pancake at the presi-
Dental party, John l.. Sullivan gets an
S., 600 belt. The result Of voting for TIL
old parties is the perpetuation Of the old
order of affairs hurtful to society. Tn
prohibition party will make no comprO
| mice